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Old 02-17-2014, 06:40 PM
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Old 02-18-2014, 01:29 AM
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If u figure out how to get em higher that would be nice the deck on the 1450 d osnt go near high enough the 38 on my 1200 goes plenty high to clear pulling onto my trailer the 1450 gets hung up and im afraid im going to break a spindle
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Old 02-18-2014, 09:08 AM
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I had a 1450 that would lift the deck about 6". So high the belt would rub the paint off the deck if I forgot to shut it off. In not sure why it lifted so high. I no longer have the tractor do I can't look at it . But it is possible to get them to lift high I just can't tell you how to do it .
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Old 02-18-2014, 12:18 PM
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I have a problem with my 1250 (44A deck) and my 129 (50A deck). The decks are only 3 maybe 4 inches up in the highest position and both would lower the deck a lot lower than the casters let it. The 129 is hydro lift and the 1250 is manual. I have another 129 with the 38" deck and it lifts a lot higher. Will the A type decks ever get very high on those tractors? The 129 with the 50A has A LOT of wear that probably hurts it's height. I currently have this one torn down to the frame, the shaft that holds the rear of the mule drive is worn about 1/8" and the mule drive itself is also quite worn where it rides on the shaft. I plan to fill these areas back in. I have reworked the hangers (filled the slots) and that got me a little, but not enough. Both of these mowers are used in some rough areas and it would be nice to get the deck(s) higher
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Someone fabricated some connecting linkages (the pieces that go from the lift arms to the under carriage that mounts to the top of the mower deck) for my 48" mower. They are shorter than OEM; it raises the deck more but again the belt rubs when it's that high, plus it doesn't like to lock in place because the cross rod of the under carriage hits the u bolt nut of my IH spring assist.
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Are you sure you have the correct lift links? I have several pairs and they have different lengths. The 44C on my 1450 raises 6". I had to play around with different lift links until I got the deck level. Check the arms on the hangers. Are the contact points worn down? Is the bar that holds the rear arm worn down?
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I'll have to check the lengths of the lift links. Everything is worn a fair amount on the 1250, but I can't see that stacking up to more than an inch or so. Of my cubs the 1250 is probably the least peiced together, so I would guess the links are what came on it, but I will measure all I have and see. On the 129 I did weld the slots back to original, but the bar and the mating mule drive are both worn ~1/8". That will be fixed soon
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Are you sure you have the correct lift links? I have several pairs and they have different lengths. The 44C on my 1450 raises 6". I had to play around with different lift links until I got the deck level. Check the arms on the hangers. Are the contact points worn down? Is the bar that holds the rear arm worn down?
Papaw makes a good point. I use 2 adjustable lift links for my 38 inch deck. I like to cut my grass high, I was able to get the height i wanted using the adjustable lift links.
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Are you sure you have the correct lift links? I have several pairs and they have different lengths. The 44C on my 1450 raises 6". I had to play around with different lift links until I got the deck level. Check the arms on the hangers. Are the contact points worn down? Is the bar that holds the rear arm worn down?
Thanks - I went thru my stuff and found 3 different link lengths. Both the low riding 129 and the 1250 had the longest of the links. My 129 that lifts high had a medium length linkage (73 had real short links). While going thru the low riding 129 I welded the lift linkage, filling it in enough so the other side with the adj linkage was adjusted all the way to the short side. I also filled in the wear on the rear frame rod (probably 1/8") and tweaked the top side of the "fork" on the mule drive which slides onto the rod so it just fits on the rod. With it all levelled I now get 3 1/2", better but not that high. I had this all torn down and I don't know where the blades were before, but the casters never came off the ground and now they are about an inch off the ground. The belt still misses the deck by a lot and the belt aligment looks OK. The 1250 is going to get medium linkages the other fixes and I post where it ends up.
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You keep mentioning the casters but are you sure they are in the correct holes? On some models the casters can be adjusted from real low to about three inches higher. Some people think that the casters should be on the ground all of the time but they are anti-scalping wheel and not bush hog tires. They should be set to about 1/2 to 1 inch above the ground depending on your ground.
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